Isaiah Cushwa1,2

M, #653, b. June 1714, d. circa June 1788
Last Edited: 12 May 2022
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Ancestors of Elmira Seltzer

Parents:

Father: Isaac Cushwa1 b. c 1680, d. a 1745
Mother: Elisabeth Katherina Hoffman1 b. c 1675, d. 21 Apr 1729

Family:

Anna Christina Becker b. 9 Dec 1719, d. b 1788

Children:

Catherine Elizabeth Cushwa6
Johannes Cushwa7 b. c 1741, d. Oct 1805
Anna Margaretta Cushwa+ 8 b. Apr 1747, d. 17 Apr 1820
Esther Cushwa6 b. 2 Feb 1751, d. 28 Jul 1820
Anna Catherine Cushwa6 b. 8 Feb 1756
Isaiah Cushwa9 b. c 1762, d. May 1823

Notes

  • Immigration*: 18 September 1732; Arrived Philadelphia 18 Sept 1732 on the ship Pink Johnson
  • Note*: Immigration:

    Isiah arrived in Philadelphia 18 Sept 1732 on the ship Pink Johnson. "Isiah made this trip along with two other families from Dannsladt (5 miles for Mutterstadt): the Daniel and Maria Schuey/Schew/Joy family, the mother of which was his first cousin; and the Renner family (friends that would later marry into his future wife's family)." He possibly lived with the Schuey family.3
  • Note: Marriage:
    Date of marriage unknown. In June 1740 Isaiah and his wife Anna Christina sponsored the baptism of her niece Anna Christina Heyl at Swatara Reformed church near Bethel Twp., Berks Co. Pennsylvania.3
  • Note: Land:
    Had surveyed 500 acres in then Lancaster Co. march 1750.
    Purchased 96 acres in Berks Co. Feb 1755.
    many land records.
    Resided Bethel Twp.3
  • Note: Will abstract:

    CUSHWA, ISAIAH, Bethel.
    February 7, 1788 - June 12, 1788.
    Eldest son John having received his portion is to have no more.
    To youngest son Isaiah all farming utensils and household goods.
    To my 4 daus., viz: Catharine wife of Conrad WOLF, Margaret wife of
    John HAHN of Adam, Esther wife of John HAIN, miller, and Anna wife of
    Conrad SHIRMAN, each 2 bonds of my son Isaiah of £25 each.
    Exr: Son Isaiah.
    Wits: Henry SPYKER and Frederick SEIBERT.2
  • Note: Probate file:
    File contains will and inventory.

    Inventory exhibited 28 July 1788, one page, total £224, includes £200 bond from Isaiah Cushwa.5

Citations

  1. [S112] Lawson, Larry, 'The Gushwa Family - Revisions 1995, Larry Lawson (Substitute for pages 1-10 of the 1988 book. Other corrections on p. R15)' (n.p.: Printed, 15 pages. FHL microfilm 2055162), p. R2, R5-R7.   Lawson--Gushwa-Family-Revisions-2055162.pdf
  2. [S161] Pennsylvania, various counties. Abstracts of wills and administrations. Posted on the web by USGenWeb Archives Pennsylvania. Presumably transcriptions of those 'abstracted under the auspices of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in the early 1900s'. Berks County, Abstract of will of Isaiah Cushwa, Bethel. URL: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/berks/wills/willabs05.txt
  3. [S112] Lawson, Larry, Gushwa Family - Revisions 1995, p. R5.
  4. [S112] Lawson, Larry, Gushwa Family - Revisions 1995, p. R2, R5.
  5. [S156] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994. Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. URL: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196 Berks Co., "Estates 1752-1799 Brady, Samuel-Dehart, William"; folder: "Cushwa, Isaiah, Sr. BT 1788"; images 1725-1732.
  6. [S112] Lawson, Larry, Gushwa Family - Revisions 1995, p. R6.
  7. [S112] Lawson, Larry, Gushwa Family - Revisions 1995, p. R6-R14.
  8. [S161] Pennsylvania, various counties. Abstracts of wills and administrations. Posted on the web by USGenWeb Archives Pennsylvania. Presumably transcriptions of those 'abstracted under the auspices of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in the early 1900s'., Berks County, Abstract of will of Isaiah Cushwa, Bethel. URL: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/berks/wills/willabs05.txt "Margaret wife of John Hahn of Adam."
  9. [S112] Lawson, Larry, Gushwa Family - Revisions 1995, p. R6-R7.